EMAIL - Complaints over weekend re Morrow Ranch1
From:Frank Spevacek
Sent:Tuesday, November 27, 2018 2:39 PM
To:Danny Castro; Chris Escobedo; Carlos Flores; Kevin Meredith
Subject:Re: Complaints over weekend re Morrow Ranch
Just what I needed. Thanks, Danny.
Frank Spevacek | City Manager
City of La Quinta
78495 Calle Tampico | La Quinta, CA 92253
Ph. 760.777.7030
E: fspevacek@laquintaca.gov
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www.playinlaquinta.com
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From: Danny Castro <dcastro@laquintaca.gov>
Date: Tuesday, November 27, 2018 at 2:32 PM
To: Frank Spevacek <Fspevacek@laquintaca.gov>, Chris Escobedo <cescobedo@laquintaca.gov>, Carlos Flores
<cflores@laquintaca.gov>, Kevin Meredith <Kmeredith@laquintaca.gov>
Subject: RE: Complaints over weekend re Morrow Ranch
Per Kevin’s response, there are no permitted special events for the rest of the calendar year, except the one wedding
that occurred last month. Morrow Ranch does have a STVR permit and Code Compliance will continue to monitor
activity. The Morrow Ranch property owner has applied for a Special Event Permit to hold 4‐11 events for next year
2019. We will be holding a noticed Director’s hearing in the first quarter of 2019. The permit process will be the
opportunity to impose the appropriate conditions of approval to minimize impact to neighbors. There was lots of
opposition when we approved the one‐time special event for the wedding, and we expect the same opposition and
more, and possible appeal to the Planning Commission if we approve the permit. Noise and traffic were main
issues. We will have to examine the application to see if we can come up with conditions that attempts to reach a
compromise that will minimize impact to neighbors.
Danny
Danny Castro | Director
Design and Development | City of La Quinta
78495 Calle Tampico | La Quinta, CA 92253
Ph. 760.777.7099
E: dcastro@laquintaca.gov
www.laquintaca.gov
www.playinlaquinta.com
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holidays. Please plan accordingly for any business needs that might need to be addressed during this time
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From: Frank Spevacek
Sent: Tuesday, November 27, 2018 9:17 AM
To: Danny Castro <dcastro@laquintaca.gov>; Chris Escobedo <cescobedo@laquintaca.gov>; Carlos Flores
<cflores@laquintaca.gov>; Kevin Meredith <Kmeredith@laquintaca.gov>
Subject: FW: Complaints over weekend re Morrow Ranch
Good Morning,
Given the incoming calls regarding the Thanksgiving weekend event at Morrow Ranch, I shared
this information with the Council so they would have some background in case they were
contacted. The Mayor responded with a the below email, which raises the question of is there
some compromise approach that could be employed that allows the Morrow Ranch to have
special events but does not impact the adjoining neighbors?
Frank Spevacek | City Manager
City of La Quinta
78495 Calle Tampico | La Quinta, CA 92253
Ph. 760.777.7030
E: fspevacek@laquintaca.gov
www.laquintaca.gov
www.playinlaquinta.com
PLEASE NOTE: City Hall will be closed from December 24, 2018 through January 1, 2019 in observance of the
holidays. Please plan accordingly for any business needs that might need to be addressed during this time
frame. We thank you for your understanding and look forward to seeing you after the New Year!
From: Linda Evans <Levans@laquintaca.gov>
Date: Tuesday, November 27, 2018 at 8:59 AM
To: Frank Spevacek <Fspevacek@laquintaca.gov>
Subject: Re: Complaints over weekend re Morrow Ranch
Thanks.
Can we discuss this venue and determine what options exist to control that environment?
Linda Evans | Mayor
City of La Quinta
78495 Calle Tampico | La Quinta, CA 92253
Ph. 760.777.7030
C: 760.899.3279
E: levans@laquintaca.gov
www.laquintaca.gov
www.playinlaquinta.com
On Nov 26, 2018, at 5:30 PM, Frank Spevacek <Fspevacek@laquintaca.gov> wrote:
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Good Evening,
In case you are contacted. This came in via voice mail messages to the CM Office
over the weekend.
<image001.png> Frank Spevacek | City Manager
City of La Quinta
78495 Calle Tampico | La Quinta, CA 92253
Ph. 760.777.7030
E: fspevacek@laquintaca.gov
www.laquintaca.gov
www.playinlaquinta.com
PLEASE NOTE: City Hall will be closed from December 24, 2018 through January 1, 2019 in
observance of the holidays. Please plan accordingly for any business needs that might need to
be addressed during this time frame. We thank you for your understanding and look forward
to seeing you after the New Year!
From: Teresa Thompson <Tthompson@laquintaca.gov>
Date: Monday, November 26, 2018 at 3:14 PM
To: Frank Spevacek <Fspevacek@laquintaca.gov>
Subject: FW: Complaints over weekend re Morrow Ranch
FYI ‐‐‐ in case you hear from Council.
Spoke with Kevin and Code has an open case and they are going to be monitoring Morrow Ranch
closer. I have called the 3 people who left complaint voice mails with me regarding the noise. They are
interested in attending council meetings and do not want this location to have a special event permit for
any upcoming festivities. I made sure they all have the STVR hotline number and our Code direct
number during normal business hours.
I was told that the HOA of Monterra is not happy with Morrow Ranch excessive noise and they are
reaching out to council and will be coming to the meetings.
Teresa Thompson | Management Specialist
City Manager’s Office
City of La Quinta
78495 Calle Tampico | La Quinta, CA 92253
Ph. 760.777.7030
E: tthompson@laquintaca.gov
www.laquintaca.gov
www.playinlaquinta.com
PLEASE NOTE: City Hall will be closed from December 24, 2018 through January 1, 2019 in
observance of the holidays. Please plan accordingly for any business needs that might need to
be addressed during this time frame. We thank you for your understanding and look forward
to seeing you after the New Year!
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From: Kevin Meredith
Sent: Monday, November 26, 2018 2:25 PM
To: Teresa Thompson <Tthompson@laquintaca.gov>; mtapp@riversidesheriff.org; Carlos Flores
<cflores@laquintaca.gov>
Cc: Christina Gamez <cgamez@laquintaca.gov>; Martha Mendez <mmendez@laquintaca.gov>; Danny
Castro <dcastro@laquintaca.gov>
Subject: RE: Complaints over weekend re Morrow Ranch
Hi Teresa,
Code Compliance did not receive any complaints regarding the Morrow Ranch over the holiday
weekend. RSO reported a couple of noise complaints prior to the holiday weekend but when
Deputies responded they did not observe any noise. Wayne has an active case regarding
several complaints from a couple of weeks ago but has not been able to establish that an
“event” took place, rather the property owner stated he and his family were at the property
and they were hanging at the pool and playing music.
No permitted special events are scheduled for the rest of the year but the property is a
permitted Short Term Vacation Rental that can have up to 12 overnight guest and 18 daytime
guest. Based on the complaints received over the past couple of weeks, we had Gerald
conduct a check of the property on Saturday November 17th around 5:00 p.m. just to see if it
looked like any activity was being set up or excessive noise was coming from the property. He
reported back no activity at all. This past Saturday we did not have an Officer on duty but plan
to check again next Saturday.
Let me know if you need more detailed information and I will add the reports of excessive
noise over the holiday weekend to the existing case. Thanks.
Kevin
<image002.png> Kevin Meredith | Animal Control/Code Compliance
Supervisor
78495 Calle Tampico
La Quinta, CA 92253
kmeredith@Laquintaca.gov
760-777-7034
www.La-Quinta.org
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From: Teresa Thompson
Sent: Monday, November 26, 2018 1:42 PM
To: mtapp@riversidesheriff.org; Kevin Meredith <Kmeredith@laquintaca.gov>; Carlos Flores
<cflores@laquintaca.gov>
Cc: Christina Gamez <cgamez@laquintaca.gov>; Martha Mendez <mmendez@laquintaca.gov>; Danny
Castro <dcastro@laquintaca.gov>
Subject: Complaints over weekend re Morrow Ranch
Good Afternoon,
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Just wondering if you can tell me if you had responded to noise complaints of events at Morrow Ranch
Thanksgiving and the weekend. I had several messages this morning from residents in Monterra
complaining about the excessive noise level at Morrow Ranch. Was this a special permitted event, etc??
Appreciate your feedback as soon as possible.
Thank you so much!!
<image008.png> Teresa Thompson | Management Specialist
City Manager's Office
City of La Quinta
78495 Calle Tampico ◦ La Quinta, CA 92253
Ph. 760.777.7030
E: tthompson@laquintaca.gov
www.laquintaca.gov
www.playinlaquinta.com
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